The modern addiction to success, or being better, (or even the best) is dangerous and is leading us slowly but surely into disaster. It was this philosophy of racial superiority which lead to the tragedy summed up by the word ‘Auschwitz’ – although the extermination of European Jews was much, much wider than Auschwitz alone…
At long last a new seat has been installed in our Garden of Remembrance today! We’re hoping that the new seat will enable to stay awhile and reflect in our Garden of Remembrance where ashes are interred. It was bought in memory of John Smither – a lovely gentleman who was a member of t…
The church telephone is out of action until Saturday – fault at the exchange. If you need to get in touch with the Vicar before then please email at revannemorris@gmail.com or ring 07746129554. Thanks…
Well, maybe not 5k but 36 hungry holiday club kids. Today the activity was dance, followed by our old favourite ‘Duck Duck Goose’. Bangers, mash and beans and lashing of tomato ketchup for dinner, followed by ice cream and jelly babies (!) Duck Duck Goose Time put put shoes back on Dinner Time Guess who…
The stories of the feeding of the 5000 and of the calming of the storm are both terribly familiar to us. They are also problematic: how many seafarers have, in the last 200o years, drowned at sea despite their prayers? How many parents, have, over the past 2000 years, and even today, watched their children…
The stories of the feeding of the 5000 and of the calming of the storm are both terribly familiar to us. They are also problematic: how many seafarers have, in the last 200o years, drowned at sea despite their prayers? How many parents, have, over the past 2000 years, and even today, watched their children…
A big THANKYOU and WELL DONE to all those who came to help with out big Church Clear-out last Saturday. We had been drowning in clutter and it was becoming more and more difficult to keep things clean and organised. Although all the clutter was out of sight, when I came back to church later…
Proper 9 2018 Does Theresa May have what it takes to be the Brexit Prime Minister? Does Gareth Southgate have what it takes to manage a team that will win the world cup? Does Venus WIlliams have what it takes to win the women’s title at Wimbledon this year? And you: do you have what…
John the Baptist is an extraordinary figure. He is regarded by Christians as the last of the Old Testament prophets – he didn’t herald the Messiah in an abstract way – ‘one day the Messiah will come’ but was able to say ‘the Messiah is here with us now’. In Luke’s wonderful account he does…
The funeral of our friend, Beryl will be on Monday 25th June at 10.15 at St Oswald’s Church, followed by committal at Accrington Crematorium at around 11.15. Beryl was an important part of the community at St Oswald’s. She is a former Churchwarden and had been our Verger for many years. She is the sort…